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'Gentlemen Broncos' is a Personal, Daring Film That Captures Eccentric Americananew
Treading that thin line between empathy and pity that also distinguished Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre, Hess deals with the oddball aspirations frequently felt by teenage loners who escape into the fantasy worlds of sci-fi.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-29-2009 |
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Tags: Gentlemen Broncos, Jared Hess
Paint it Black
Laugh now, feel guilty later.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
06-26-2006 |
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Tags: Jared Hess, Nacho Libre
Highly Anticipatednew
This collaboration between Jack Black, his School of Rock writer, Mike White, and Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess certainly doesn't equal the best moments of their respective oeuvres, but neither is it an outright atrocity.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
06-22-2006 |
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Tags: Jared Hess, Nacho Libre
Down for the Countnew
Jack Black runs roughshod in Hess-world.
Missoula Independent |
Nick Davis |
06-22-2006 |
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Tags: Jared Hess, Nacho Libre
Writing That Reeksnew
What is a talented guy like Jack Black doing in this racist, laugh-deficient flick?
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
06-21-2006 |
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Tags: Jared Hess, Nacho Libre
Wrestling for Orphansnew
This sophomore outing from the director of Napoleon Dynamite is full of cheesy goodness, courtesy of Jack Black, but a little goes a long way.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-15-2006 |
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Tags: Jared Hess, Nacho Libre
High-School Outcasts Rule in Dynamitenew
Napoleon Dynamite scribbles a deadpan portrait of an adolescent on the margins. Hess reveals his lack of fresh ideas by spending too much time on pointlessly nasty caricatures. As long as Napoleon Dynamite restricts itself to the misadventures of the title role, the film finds laughs that are plentiful, if not exactly deep.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
07-01-2004 |
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Tags: Jared Hess, Napoleon Dynamite
Festival Charmer Graduates to Big Timenew
Indie film about teenage dork celebrates the youthful underdog.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-24-2004 |
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Tags: Jared Hess, Napoleon Dynamite
"Napoleon Dynamite" Laughs with Its Characters, Not at Them
Forget condescension: There's something deeply affectionate in the hilarious private Idaho of director Jared Hess.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-21-2004 |
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Tags: Jared Hess, Napoleon Dynamite
